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The Ash Pit | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,580 m (5,180 ft) |
Coordinates | 57°27′N 130°47′W / 57.45°N 130.78°W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
Geology | |
Rock age | Holocene |
Mountain type | Volcanic crater |
Last eruption | Holocene |
The Ash Pit is an inactive volcanic crater, located on the southern edge of the Kitsu Plateau in British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and may be the youngest feature of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex. It is within the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, that includes over 160 active volcanoes.